A little over a year ago I showed essie Fiji here for the first time. I would have liked to wear my Fiji a little more often but I did not want to empty my bottle too fast. But now I have a backup bottle :-)

Why is Fiji so popular? What makes this polish so special?

I can only talk for myself. I just love this almost white shade of pink. This color always looks fresh, clean and matches any occasion. This time I even wore this polish for full 5 days - usually I don't have such a long wearing time. But Fiji did not lose its beauty.

ILNP Peri Me is a greyish blue holo-jelly-polish with a hint of purple as well as red shimmer and fine glassflecks. I'd almost say this is a blue nude because it is so delicate. Just lovely!

Application was easy and the polish was opaque in two coats. The holo is easily visible in sunlight, daylight and artificial light. The red shimmer and the glassflecks are shy but they give this polish something special. I wouldn't have thought that I would like this polish so much on me!

essie Chillato is a light greenish yellow. I am not sure if I this color is terrible or okay. Let me put it this way: It looked better on me than I thougth it would. It did not make my fingers look terribly red. Looked even nice ;-)

The polish seemd a little thin with the first coat but a second coat evened everything out. No bubbles appeared and Chillato dryed quickly. I had no chipping or tip wear after two days.

This base coat does really stop colored nail polish to stain the nails and makes them look better and not stained. I tested it. Even red or blue nail polish did not stain my nails. And my nails look much prettier and brighter with one coat of this base coat.

essie Pre-A-Surfer is a beautiful cornflower blue (that means it has a hint of purple and grey). One single coat is perfectly opaque and I did not apply more coats. The formula is smooth and the durability very good. Only a few bubbles clouded my happiness.

Today I am taking part in the German campaign "Lacke in Farbe ... und
bunt!" round 4 (in English: "Polishes in color ... and colored!") from Lenas Sofa. You can get informations in German here.

Dance Legend Sub-Zero from the Mortal Kombat Collection is an extraordinary polish. A thermal that changes from teal (warm) to almost black (cold). There is copper shimmer and glassflecks in the jelly base. Both is easily visible when cold and warm. The thermo effect starts right away and makes the colors change all the time.

It is very important to apply very thick coats. The polish is almost black when you apply it and that makes it hard to see if the polish will be opaque when it is warm (teal). I applied two thick coats and on some nails a thin third coat.

The colors in combination with the amazing copper shimmer and the glassflecks are genius! But the durability (tipwear on day one) and tough removing (hard glassflecks) are cons.

Once upon a time ... there was a nail polish that was just perfect! My first nail polish from il était un vernis satisfied me totally!

Paeonia is a coral polish with holo particles and golden and pink shimmer. And I loooove this shimmer! It is not fine but rather chunky and easily visible. One neat coat is enough. The polish has a very good formula and feels a little like a gel nail polish, not as metallic as a holo nail polish. The holo effect is very mild. Little warning: Removing the polish is tough because of the chunky shimmer.

One thing that stood out to me was the brush. Usually I have the opinion that a practiced nail polish addict is able to work with any brush. But this brush is different. It is ... perfect. I never painted my nails so easily and neat as with this brush!

Today I am taking part in the German campaign "Lacke in Farbe ... und
bunt!" round 4 (in English: "Polishes in color ... and colored!") from Lenas Sofa. You can get informations in German here.

My polish is exotic. It's from Norway. Thanks a lot, Maria, for sending this exotic polish to me!

Nail Candy 067 Pumpkin Pie is a bright carrot orange with golden shimmer. The color looks great but I think it does not look good on my nails at all :-( Pumpkin Pie is a jelly polish and I applied three thick coats. The formula is a little thin but okay to work with. And the shimmer is easily visible on the nails.

Really big China Glaze Love. How could I neglect this brand for so long when they have such beautiful creme nail polishes!

Float On from the Off Shore Collection of summer 2014 is a light pink or a dark bright rosé. The formula is a little thick but I applied 2 thick coats quickly and the polish leveled itself out on its own.

essie Brides No Grooms is a really pretty cool pink. One coat is perfectly opaque but I applied two coats as usual.

A very grown-up pink, right? To be honest I prefer the in-your-face pinks aka the bright and neon pinks. But this shade of pink is very popular especially in Germany (essie Watermelon is a classic...). And I can understand that, too.

For Ms. Linguini's and Ida's Blue Friday I have essie Salt Water Happy for you. It surely is going to be a favorite from the Peach Side Babe Collection. And why not? This adult light blue is beautiful and the color is special.

Salt Water Happy is a light blue with a hint of grey and a touch of lilac. Almost like a brighter Find Me An Oasis (EU). The formula is smooth, I am wearing two easy coats. Drying time is also short and the durability is good, too.